Join The Pine Valley Cosmonauts
as they erect a more-than-worthy monument to one of the most versatile
and beloved figures in American music -- the late, great BOB WILLS.
These 19 tunes show the breadth of his musical magic -- from western
swing to jazz, country & western, honky-tonk blues, and beyond.

Here's the kicker: joining
the PVC's (in their effort to canonize unsung country & western heroes
by releasing tribute albums with cumbersome titles) is a star-studded cast
of guest vocalists -- a powerhouse line-up featuring JIMMIE DALE GILMORE,
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, ROBBIE FULKS, SALLY TIMMS, NEKO CASE, EDITH FROST
and other greats and near-greats. See the complete line-up/stats above
of this tract. You won't believe your eyes OR your ears.

The "Bob Wills Record" also
serves as a visual salute to this Texas legend: in addition to his musical
services, Jon Langford also provided the artwork for the CD and
the limited-edition double-LP vinyl release of this project. This is a
testament reverential in attitude and chutzpah. It's a heartfelt tip of
the Stetson to an insurgent icon who wasn't afraid to turn country music
on its ear -- and turn it into something truly great. And it's FUN, folks
-- pure fun -- western-style! Ahhh-Haaaaaaaaa!

12.BRETT SPARKS Husband
half of The Handsome Family -- who haunted two Bloodshot compilations (For
a Life of Sin and Straight Out of Boone Country) and released
their latest spooky-beautiful CD Through the Trees this year on
Carrot Top Records.

14.TRACEY DEAR "The
Greatest Living Englishman" spends his nights as the mandolinist for The
Waco Brothers.

15.NEKO CASE Pure
country sass and spunk. The only broad with a pulse at Lilith Fair. Her
flawless CD The Virginian was released on Bloodshot Records earlier
this year. Look for her to tangle with Wishkeytown on a split single in
October '98.

16.EDITH FROST Chain-smoking
cowgirl chanteuse. Her Drag City Records CD Calling Over Time wowed
the people in the know. And the regular folks too.

17.ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO
Stooges Lover. (That's Iggy, not Curly...). Punk pioneer (The Nuns), roots
pioneer (Rank & File and The True Believers), and acclaimed songwriter/performer
with 4 critically lauded solo CDs -- the latest,
More Miles Than Money,
released on Bloodshot in '98.